Fighting toy



Patented May 21, 1935 rron'rmo ms 71 Albert Deans: Fairg'rieveiValficouverjflritigh Columbia, Canada" Application October tl, asseusemm. I

My invention relates to improvements in fighti'ng toys,- the objects ofwhich are to provide means whereby a" match may be played by two figuresrepresenting boxers and the count taken I by a referee, as one; of theboxers is knocked out;

to provide means whereby the boxers are largely controlled by theoperators of the toy and whereby either of the boxers may be restoredtoan upright position subsequent to being knocked partly over in responseto manipulation by the operator controlling the boxer who'administeredthe blow which upset the equilibrium of the one." i

The invention consists of two figures representing boxers, means iorimparting movement to 15? their arms and separate means for moving theirlegs: and for swinging theirbodies, which latter means is underselective control of the operators,

as will be more fully described in the following specification and shownin the accompanying 7 e drawings, in which:-

Figure 1 is a plan view of the toy takenirmnediately below the platformand showing the control rods forthe foot and body movement.

Figure 2 isa sectional view taken on the line ZKZ- ZOfFIgureI. k Figure3" is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Figure 1, with the drivemeans operatively connected. i

Figure '4 is a similar sectional view showing the 30". drivemeans'disconnected. i i

Figure 5- is a sectional view of one of the boxers as viewed fromtheback. 1 Figure 6 is a sectional view of same asviewed from the side. 1 1In the drawings" like characters oi reierence indicatecorrespondingparts in each figure.

The numeral-I indicates generally a casing hav ing side walls 2' one ofwhich carries a coin lock 3 of any suitable type which serves to permit49; the device to be operated. Upon the casing is a platform 4 forming aring in which the boxers fight. The platform is provided with pairs-ofslots 5 and 6 indicated in dotted line in Figure 1; these slots arereversel-y curvedandthose of each pair are opposed'so that leading fromthe inner end of each pair towards their outer endsthey converge; thendiverge and finally converge again. Standing upon the platform are twofigures or boxers! and B'Qbothidenti alin construction; each having legsand feet9 ,abodies l, heads [I and arms l2 fitted inthe usual way'withjboxing gloves Hi. The intersection or joint-oi the legs and bodiesconsists oftwocams l4 and l which may be slightly concavo convex orfiat'as desired though the former is preferred, different por-i 21:.(or. 461-916. v

.oi' the; faces of. these camszare at varying angles to the axis X(indicated. by chain dotted line? of thel'egs. The legs. are resilientlycon-. nected to the bodyby tension springs IQ surroundingxsleeves l1; sothat if one :01 bothlegs are 5.

turned upon the body, by: of its cam faces I15 ridinaupon; the: camfaces it. the body swings either forwardly or rearwardly and if one legis forward of. the other and. both are turned, the body wfli'swing alsqto'. some extents'idewise. 10 Thefeet oteach boxes are hingedlyconnectedat the heels as at l8 to; the: free: end of; a pair of spring forksltwwhich forks are provided with an operatin knob and slidab y cariedimm diatelrbelow the platform! so that th y can b movedin or out orfrom side to side as desired to dispose the reel: of the: box rs at anyposi i along the slots 5 or 5-. I The heads it are eachoivota connectedt the bodr with a downwa dl ext nding flat stem 2|; and a sprin 2 Thestem passes through a reetanxular slot 21 in tl'lelmdy, 0 thehead maynot: twist undu y. th u h itmay by virtue gt the sprin tension swing:freely in, any dir mountednon-rotatablybutcentrally low the platform 4is a vertical .shait .24 up n which is journaled a disc 25, above thedisc is a collarand asnring 21. and above the sprin is ave icallyslidableplate. 2a. which is h ld d pr ss d when the. device iain play bya i rk 29 whi h i aged. at its: end by a trigger it weig d a itsouterend? as at 3!. The tork 39 is mounted p n-a shaft 32 havinganoperatinghan le extending beyond the and walls ofthe casing 35 formanual settinB, this shaft'is provided with a'leverzfl' which isnormallyenzae dby a pr j'ection'li of the eoinlook mechani m 3 whi h Preventsthe shaft iroin being rocked by th handle at until a coin is inserted,but subse- 40 quently allows the handle to be turned and the fork 29 tobe lowered: until engaged by the end or the trigger i0, thusholding theplate 28 in depressed position. Slidably supported above the plate It isa flange 36 which is adiu ly an 4,5 resiliently depressedbelowthenla-tirm by a spring 31,.this flange is provided on opposite sides with eyes38. I

Connecting e toes of. each foot of one boxer 8 with the: crotclrof thespring fork [9 controlling the other boxer is a spring wire 39, whichpassesthrough onerof the eyes 38 and. is surrounded. adjaoentthe toe:connection with a coil spring 40 which issnohored at its lower end tothe-wire and is adapted to abut the. underside 56:

of the'platform as the inner end of the wire is drawn upwardly due tothe falling of one of the boxers, thus preventing him from falling tooheavily on receiving a knock out blow, and to restore him to standingposition if he is not knocked over too far. By virtue of spring wirebeing used for the elements, 39 and also the spring 3'! serving todepress the flange 36, a resilient force is exerted on the toes of eachboxer to hold themin standing position. I g

A forked arm 4|, see Figure ,3, is pivotally connected to the undersideof the platform 4, which rests its free end upon the flange 36 and israised or lowered accordingly as the. flange moves. Intermediate thelength of this arm a cord 42 extends to the trigger 30, so that when oneof the boxers is knocked down a strong upward pull is imposed uponone-end 'of the wiresr 39, thus raising the flange 36 and the forked arm4|, and through the cord 42 the trigger is swung out of. abutment withthe-fork 29, .thus allowing said fork and theplate. 28 to rise to thepositionshown inrFigure 4, with the assistance of the then freed spring21.

Downwardly extendingv .from the platform'4. are two pairs of brackets 43and in the free end of each a rocking lever 44. is mounted; .Eachrocking lever 44 is provided at its outer end with a roller 45 and isconnected at its inner :end by a wire 45 which passesupwards through afoot and leg 9 and body In to a cranked shaft 47 upon which an armI2-is-secured-.=

Supported above the disc 25 upon uprights 48 is a cam ring 49'havingupon its underside a M plurality of wedge shaped cams 59 of varying sizeand inclination, each of which is adapted to progressively engage therollers-45 of the rocking levers 44 as they pass thereover, thusdepressing them and through the slackening of the wires 46 passingupwards through-the feet, legs and bodies which connect with the crankedshafts 4! carrying-the arms 12, lowering said armsand when the tensionsprings 5| to the rocking levers 44 rapidly reverse their motion as therollers 45 disengage each cam 50 the wires are tensioned, thus swingingthe arms upwards to administer blows upon the opposingboxerp Mountedupon the platform 4 to the side. of the boxers is the figure of areferee. 52 whose arms 53 and. 54 are swingingly mounted on crankedshafts55- and are operated through .wires 56 and 57. Suspended from thewire 56 isan iron plate or armature 58 to which is: attached. also acord 59 extending upwardlyand through an eye 60, thence downwardly tothe plate 28 to which it is secured. The wire 51 extends-downwardly andhas suspended from it another: iron plate 6| which is adapted to beengaged at intervals :of rotation of the disc 25 by a plurality of.inverted and inclined horseshoe magnets .62 carried by said 'disc.--Carried by the disc 25-is another magnet 63- which is set to a .smallerradius than those of. the magnets 62, but at a greater radius than "thatof the armature 58 when in its normal position as shown in Figure 3. Awheel 54 mounted upon a shaft .65 forms a driving means for rotating thedisc 25, butthis may be substituted by-any manual or motor drivedesired.

Following a play inwhich. one of the boxers 8 is knocked out, a: coin isinserted into the lock and the handle 33. turned to swing the fork 29downwardly and depress thev plate 28 into normal or operating position.with. the. trigger 36 abut: ting the free end of the fork.. The plate28,prior to depression was in contact with the inner end of the rockinglevers 44 raising them to such an extent as to prevent the engagement ofthe cams 59 with the rollers 45. The knob 26 remote from the fallenboxer is outwardly drawn, thus through the wires 39 pulling him backinto standing position and withdrawing the other boxer 7 back from thecentre of the platform 4. The disc 25 and its cam ring 49 are set inrotation and by virtue of the plate 28 having. been lowered out ofcontact with the inner ends of the levers 44 their rollers 45 are set tobe engaged by the cams 50, so that as each cam passes a roller the armconnected therewith is swiftly moved in an upward direction toadminister a blow to the opponent boxer. Each player, having assumedcontrol of an operating knob 20 moves his fork l9 forwardly or backwardly or from one side to another as he may deem fit to dispose hisboxer and the boxers body in position to most effectively fight theopponent boxer. During this playthe magnets 62 in passing in the path ofthe armature 6| engage it and by so doing exert a pull on the wire 57and impart an upward movement to the left arm 54 of the referee 52, whenthe magnet passes beyond the armature of the latter swings free and thetension being removed from the wire 5! the arm 54 drops back to itsnormal position. When one boxer through manipulation of thecorresponding fork l9 and the blow struck by the cam and rocking levermovement knocks his opponent over, the upward pull on the wires 39 dueto the toes being raised from the platform 4 compresses the spring 37and raises the flange 36 and with it the arm 4! this arm, through thecord 42 pulls the trigger 39 free from abutment with the fork 29 andpermits the plate 28 to rise into contact with the inner ends of thelevers 44, thus preventing them from operating and consequently leavingboth boxers at rest. The raising of the plate 28 permits the endwisemovement of the cord 59, so that the armature 58 swings outwardly intothe path of the magnet 63 to be engaged thereby on each rotation of thedisc. Each time that this armature is caught by the. magnet 63, the arm53 is raised, thus simulating the counting out of the fallen boxer bythe referee.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A fighting toy comprising a platform supporting a pair of boxers eachhaving arms, legs and body, means for swinging the arms, and meansoperable by players for imparting movement to both legs of each boxercausing them to converge or diverge. V

2. A fighting toy comprising a platform supporting a pair of boxers eachhaving arms, legs and bodies, the bodies being supported solely by thelegs, means for swinging the arms, and means operable by players formoving the legs and for swinging the body of each boxer from the hips.

3. A fighting toy comprising a platform sup.- porting a pair of boxerseach having arms, legs and bodies, means for swinging the arms, meansoperable by players for moving the legs independently of each other, andmeans associated with the legs and body of each boxer whereby theturning of either leg with respect to the body, imparts a tiltingmovement to the body.

4. In a fighting toy including opposing boxershaving legs, arms andbodies, each of said boxers having a joint between the legs and the bodyin the form of coacting face cams resiliently connected together wherebythe turning of oneleg with respect to the other imparts a tiltingmovement to the body.

' aooaoza the feet of each. of the boxers, means for impart:

ingmovement-to the. armsand me'ansoperable by. players engaging saidmembers for moving the boxersifeet along the slots sirnultaneously orone in advance of the other.

6. A fighting toy comprising a platform having a pair of spaced slots, aboxer having a foot movable along each of said slots, and means operableby a player for moving the boxer by exerting force to both feet, saidmeans permitting the advancement of one foot beyond another.

7. A fighting toy comprising a platform having a pair of oppositelycurved spaced slots, a boxer having a foot engaging eachslot, meansconnected with the feet operable by a Player for moving the boxer alongthe slots and a pair-of opposed cams between each leg and the body,saidcams coacting as the boxer moves ,along the slots for tilting the boxersbody.

8. In a fighting toy having a platform supporting a pair of boxers,means for imparting movement to the boxers arms, and means operable byplayers for moving each boxer by the feet, and means causing the feet tospread apart and draw together as the boxer is moved.

9. In a fighting toy having a platform supporting apair of opposingboxers, means for moving the arms of the boxers, and means operable bytwo players for moving each of the boxers towards and away from thecentre of the platform, a boxer being pivotally connected to each ofsaid player moving means to permit a boxer to fall in response to a blowfrom the other boxer and means associated with each player moving meansfor restoring a fallen boxer to his equilibrium.

10. A fighting toy comprising a platform supporting a pair of opposingboxers, means for imparting movement to the boxersfarms, and meansoperable by opposing players for controlling the position of the boxersupon the plat-,

form, a boxer being pivotally connected to each of said positioncontrolling means to permit a boxer to fall in response to a blow fromthe other boxer, and means as a boxer falls for disconnecting the meansfor imparting movement to the arms of each boxer.

11. A fighting toy comprising a platform supporting a pair of boxers anda referee, means for moving the arms of the boxers, means operable byopposing players for moving the boxers, said boxers being pivotallyconnected to members carried by the platform'to' permit one boxer tofall to a supine position in response to a blow from the other, andmeans as one boxer falls to the platform for imparting raising andlowering movement to the referees arm to count referees arm to count outthe fallen boxer, said last mentioned means including an armature and amagnet.

13- Afighting toy comprising a platform supporting apair :ofboxers,.-meansior moving the arms of the boxers, means operableby..opposing players. for movingthe boxers, said boxers being pivotallyconnected to members carried by the platform to permit one to fall inresponse to a blow from the other, the arm moving. means consistingoflevers and pull cords connected to the arms, and a rotary memberhaving a plurality of tripping devices adapted to progressively.engageand'releaseithe-levers. J

14. A fighting toy comprising a platform supporting a. pair of boxers,means for moving, the arms of the boxers, means operable by opposingplayers for moving the boxers, said boxers being pivotally connected tomembers carried by the platform to permit one to fall in response to ablow from the other the arm moving means consisting of levers and pullcords connected to the arms, and a rotary member having a plurality oftripping devices adapted to progressively engage and release the levers,and means as one of the boxers falls for disconnecting said trippingdevices from said levers to stop the arm movements.

15. A fighting toy comprising a platform supporting a pair of boxers,means for moving the arms of the boxers, means operable by opposingplayers for moving the boxers, said boxers being pivotally connected tomembers carried by the platform to permit one to fall in response to ablow from the other the arm moving means consisting of levers and pullcords connected to the arms, and a rotary member having a plurality oftripping devices adapted to progressively engage and release the levers,and means as one of the boxers falls for disrupting the tripping devicesto stop the arm movement, means associated with the boxer moving meansfor restoring the fallen boxer to standing position, and manuallyoperable means for disconnecting said tripping devices from said leversto stop the arm movements.

16. A fighting toy comprising a platform supporting a pair of boxers, apair of manually operable forks each having two prongs connected to theheels of aboxer, and a pair of flexible tensioned members extending fromeach fork to the toes of the boxer connected to the other fork to urgesaid boxer into a standing position.

17. A fighting toy comprising a platform supporting a pair of. boxers, apair of manually operable forks each having two prongs connected to theheels of a boxer, and a pair of flexible tensioned members extendingfrom each fork to the toes of the boxer connected to the other fork tourge said boxer into a standing position, means for imparting movementto the arms of both boxers, a vertically movable plate connected to theflexible tensioned members and adapted to be raised thereby as-one ofsaid boxers falls, and means associated with saidplate adapted todisconnect the means for imparting movement to the arms of both boxersas the vertically movable plate is raised.

18.'A fighting toy comprising a platform supporting a pair of boxerseach capable of being knocked down by the other, and a referee, meansfor moving the arms of the boxers, means operable by opposing playersfor moving the boxers and means for imparting movement to one of thereferees arms throughout the entire period of play and for moving theother arm subsequent to the knocking down of one of the boxers.

19. A fighting toy as" claimed .in claim 18 wherein the refereearm-moving means includes an armature and'a magnet.

20. A fighting .toy comprising a platform supporting a pair of boxershaving arms, legs and bodies, means for swinging the arms, ;meansoperable manually for turning-the legs inwardly or outwardly whereby thebody is inclined with respect to said legs, said means comprisingconverging and diverging slotsin which the feet of the boxers are guidedas'they are moved along the slots. V l

21. A.fighting toy comprising a platform hav'- ing spaced slots, a pairofboxers having legs and bodies pivotally connected together at eachhip, means for moving each of the boxers bodily forward along the slotsfor advancing one leg in front of the other, and through saidadvancement causing the body to. beinclined in respect to the legs. 7

ALBERT DEANS FAIRGRIEVE.

